Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. After coming to the age of reason, Akra took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Valida was born with her father's beautiful face. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A 3'6" northern woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a Unemployed first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Virra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has wavy blue crest. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Nala took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up kukri and armor she uses now. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new doctor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'10" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is well kept. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but she was a colossal failure. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has silver hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ellywick studied abroad. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is content; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He wears blue trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a very tight haircut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 gp.